Wow, great clip. Clapton has a cool, "blizzard of nails" tone in it, and he certainly is giving it his all. His "Live at the Fillmore" from a couple years earlier with Derek and the Dominoes is one of the all-time great live albums, and his tone is smokin'.
But this clip, (like many others I've seen and heard,) also goes to show why, moreso than any other guitarist, I would be terrified to share the stage with Becky.
He's so inventive, so creative, and masterful on his instrument, that there's nothing you can do that he can do better and more interestingly.
In theory, if you were onstage with Vai or someone like that, you could play lyrically, and set yourself apart. If I were onstage with someone like Buddy Guy I'd use more chromatic passing notes, and other jazzy ideas, to set myself apart. I wouldn't hope to be
better, but I could at least carve out a little niche.
But what on earth would you do onstage with Beck? (Apart from cry?) Jennifer Batten must have some serious female cahonnes...
